Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8)
Purity, even purity of heart, is the main thing to be
aimed at. We need to be made clean within through the Spirit and the Word, and
then we shall be clean without by consecration and obedience. There is a close
connection between the affections and the understanding: if we love evil we
cannot understand that which is good. If the heart is foul, the eye will be
dim. How can those men see a holy God who love unholy things?
What a privilege it is to see God here! A glimpse of Him
is heaven below! In Christ Jesus the pure in heart behold the Father. We see
Him, His truth, His love, His purpose, His sovereignty, His covenant character,
yea, we see Himself in Christ. But this is only apprehended as sin is kept out
of the heart. Only those who aim at godliness can cry, "Mine eyes are ever
towards the Lord." The desire of Moses, "I beseech thee, show me thy
glory," can only be fulfilled in us as we purify ourselves from all
iniquity. We shall "see him as he is," and "every one that hath
this hope in him purifieth himself." The enjoyment of present fellowship
and the hope of the beatific vision are urgent motives for purity of heart and
life. Lord, make us pure in heart that we may see Thee!
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